Too tired to post much at the moment, but I call this year’s 7DRL a success!
It is a “small scale classic roguelike with extreme tactical combat”.
Here is the game!
Here is the relevant reddit thread on /r/roguelikes.
Here’s a screenshot:
Here’s a gameplay video:
Oops. I went on a Heartbleed-triggered password changing spree and inadvertently broke the django database connection that powers part of Dungeon Dual. It’s back up now! More on 2.0 in the next post.
Dungeon Dual keeps track of when and where you die, but also what monster killed you. I used the data to make a quick chart, and posted it on reddit, where it received lots of interesting discussion!
My successful 2014 7-Day Roguelike entry is Dungeon Dual!
You can read some of the unexciting progress here on 7drl.org.
So, now that I’ve had a few hours to recover, here is
You can play with a friend! This is accomplished through the wonderful magic of WebSockets. You don’t need to play with a friend, but you may want to.
After you start a game, you can send the URL to your friend. It will also show up on the main page until someone joins.
Each game is totally asynchronous, which means you don’t have to wait up for the other player. This is one thing I hate about other attempts at “multiplayer” roguelikes. In Dungeon Dual, the classic turn-based roguelike mechanic is unbroken.
However, if you have an ally certain tactics are available:
Both classes have unique abilities. You can quickly toggle them using the 1-5 number keys. You can also access them from the ‘z’ menu. Abilities are activated by pointing and clicking with the mouse. Clicking on your ally’s screen will use the ability on their screen instead.
Fireball
Apprentice ability. Engulfs a 3×3 grid of enemies (and potentially you) in a ball of fire. Damage scales with maximum stamina. Can be used with allies.
Entanglement
Apprentice ability. Stuns a 3×3 grid of enemies for a short period of time. Can be used with allies.
Forcebolt
Apprentice ability. Casts a powerful bolt of force at a single target, with damage scaling with maximum stamina.
Banish
Apprentice ability. Sends a single enemy across the realms for your ally to deal with. It might be a good idea to warn him or her in advance!
Charge
Squire ability. Enables you to dash across the screen and attack an enemy in a single turn, as long as they are at least 1 square away. This is great for hunting down pesky archers and spell-throwers.
Warcry
Squire ability. Unleashes a terrible roar that scares all enemies in sight, causing them to flee for a short period. Great for clearing a room or cornering a troublesome enemy. Can also be used with allies.
Defend
Squire ability. Temporarily boosts your (or your ally’s) defense, protecting you against damage. Can also be used with allies.
You will find a few (six? seven? I forget) types of potions (or “ye flask” as I call them) scattered across the dungeons. Some are bad, most are good. In standard roguelike fashion, you will not know what they are until you try them for the first time.
Vigor
Also known as flasks of stamina, these will refill your stamina and also boost your maximum by 1. You will almost always find a flask of vigor or health on each level.
Health
These flasks are critical to survival in the dungeons. They will refill your health and also boost your maximum by 1. You will almost always find a flask of vigor or health on each level.
Fire
Drinking from this flask will cause you to burst into flames. Generally speaking this is a bad thing.
Weakness
The contents of this flask will drain you of your stamina. Try not to taste it during combat.
Might
Doubles your melee damage for a few turns. Time the use of these wisely.
Invisibility
Temporarily makes you invisible to all enemies. Great for getting out of a sticky situation.
You will find armor and weapons in the dungeon as well.
Armor
At this point in the game, armor doesn’t do much other than subtract potential damage from monster attacks.
Weapons
You will find an increasingly deadly array of weapons in the dungeon. Some have special effects such as piercing (attacks an enemy behind your target), smashing (attacks all surrounding enemies), and stunning (stuns enemies 1/3rd of the time).
Hats
They don’t do anything I just wanted to have a game with hats!!
PS If you’ve read this far, e-mail me or make a comment and I will add your own personal hat to the game. 😉
Thanks for playing. Always happy to hear feedback, good and bad. And congratulations to all other 2014 7DRL participants.
I realize this seems silly considering the number of people that read either blog is somewhere in the single digit range, but I think I will switch back to blogger after a short-lived tumblr experience.
I’ll see what I can do about moving over the Grogue and ‘and what army’ devblog posts. Until then… expect some GRogue updates soon and tons and tons of 2012 7DRL reviews later in March.